by Kirstin Ricketts | Apr 8, 2020 | The Blog
This new reality has become so weird. Connection separated by glass and screens. I went to pick up an item needed for a school project from my grandmother. She had someone put it between the two sliding doors, I retrieved it, and then air hugged her with a glass...
by Melissa Cheatham | Apr 7, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog
This coronavirus stuff is hard, and last week I had a few tough days. Maybe you did too. This unique time in history is just that – unique, and everyone is handling it just a little differently. Our Facebook and Instagram pictures might appear as though we...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Apr 6, 2020 | The Blog
That must have been one heck of a Monday. Can you imagine? The hope, the anticipation of what was yet to come? Yesterday was Palm Sunday, when we celebrate Jesus entering Jerusalem and the people laying palm branches down for the donkey to walk on as Jesus entered the...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Apr 3, 2020 | The Blog
As we watched church online this week, my six-year-old opened the Bible to Exodus to follow along, and in her kindergarten speak said, “Then Pharaoh said, ‘Let my people go.'” She had the right characters…even the right phrase…but that...
by Melissa Cheatham | Apr 2, 2020 | All The Things, Children, Faith Matters, The Blog
Easter is just around the corner, and when kids get a chance to think about Easter coming they often have a lot of great, but difficult, questions. Just the question alone of “Why did Jesus have to die on the cross?” can make us start searching for a comfortable...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Apr 1, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog
None of this craziness is surprising to God. He is big and expansive and powerful. But, He is not distant, and He is not absent. God will make His home in our hearts as we trust Him. When we trust Him, He becomes our place of rest. Like the warmth of a fire, His love...